pacman::p_load(olsrr, corrplot, ggpubr, sf, spdep, GWmodel, tmap, tidyverse, gtsummary)Hands-on Exercise 9
Overview
Geographically weighted regression (GWR) is a spatial statistical technique that takes non-stationary variables into consideration (e.g., climate; demographic factors; physical environment characteristics) and models the local relationships between these independent variables and an outcome of interest (also known as dependent variable). In this hands-on exercise, you will learn how to build hedonic pricing models by using GWR methods. The dependent variable is the resale prices of condominium in 2015. The independent variables are divided into either structural and locational.
The Data
Two data sets will be used in this model building exercise, they are:
URA Master Plan subzone boundary in shapefile format (i.e. MP14_SUBZONE_WEB_PL)
condo_resale_2015 in csv format (i.e. condo_resale_2015.csv)
Getting Started
A short note about GWmodel
GWmodel package provides a collection of localised spatial statistical methods, namely: GW summary statistics, GW principal components analysis, GW discriminant analysis and various forms of GW regression; some of which are provided in basic and robust (outlier resistant) forms. Commonly, outputs or parameters of the GWmodel are mapped to provide a useful exploratory tool, which can often precede (and direct) a more traditional or sophisticated statistical analysis.
Geospatial Data Wrangling
Importing geospatial data
mpsz = st_read(dsn = "data/geospatial", layer = "MP14_SUBZONE_WEB_PL")Reading layer `MP14_SUBZONE_WEB_PL' from data source
`C:\EasonXu-HY99\IS415\Hands-on_Ex\Hands-on_Ex09\data\geospatial'
using driver `ESRI Shapefile'
Simple feature collection with 323 features and 15 fields
Geometry type: MULTIPOLYGON
Dimension: XY
Bounding box: xmin: 2667.538 ymin: 15748.72 xmax: 56396.44 ymax: 50256.33
Projected CRS: SVY21
Updating CRS Information
I transformed the Coordinate Reference System (CRS) of the geospatial data to Singapore’s Svy21 projection (EPSG: 3414) to ensure compatibility with other datasets and consistent spatial analysis.
mpsz_svy21 <- st_transform(mpsz, 3414)st_crs(mpsz_svy21)Coordinate Reference System:
User input: EPSG:3414
wkt:
PROJCRS["SVY21 / Singapore TM",
BASEGEOGCRS["SVY21",
DATUM["SVY21",
ELLIPSOID["WGS 84",6378137,298.257223563,
LENGTHUNIT["metre",1]]],
PRIMEM["Greenwich",0,
ANGLEUNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433]],
ID["EPSG",4757]],
CONVERSION["Singapore Transverse Mercator",
METHOD["Transverse Mercator",
ID["EPSG",9807]],
PARAMETER["Latitude of natural origin",1.36666666666667,
ANGLEUNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433],
ID["EPSG",8801]],
PARAMETER["Longitude of natural origin",103.833333333333,
ANGLEUNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433],
ID["EPSG",8802]],
PARAMETER["Scale factor at natural origin",1,
SCALEUNIT["unity",1],
ID["EPSG",8805]],
PARAMETER["False easting",28001.642,
LENGTHUNIT["metre",1],
ID["EPSG",8806]],
PARAMETER["False northing",38744.572,
LENGTHUNIT["metre",1],
ID["EPSG",8807]]],
CS[Cartesian,2],
AXIS["northing (N)",north,
ORDER[1],
LENGTHUNIT["metre",1]],
AXIS["easting (E)",east,
ORDER[2],
LENGTHUNIT["metre",1]],
USAGE[
SCOPE["Cadastre, engineering survey, topographic mapping."],
AREA["Singapore - onshore and offshore."],
BBOX[1.13,103.59,1.47,104.07]],
ID["EPSG",3414]]
st_bbox(mpsz_svy21) xmin ymin xmax ymax
2667.538 15748.721 56396.440 50256.334
Aspatial Data Wrangling
Importing the Aspatial Data
I imported the aspatial data, which contains condo resale transactions for the year 2015, into R. The dataset includes various features such as selling price, area, age of the condo, and proximities to amenities.
condo_resale = read_csv("data/aspatial/Condo_resale_2015.csv")Rows: 1436 Columns: 23
── Column specification ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
Delimiter: ","
dbl (23): LATITUDE, LONGITUDE, POSTCODE, SELLING_PRICE, AREA_SQM, AGE, PROX_...
ℹ Use `spec()` to retrieve the full column specification for this data.
ℹ Specify the column types or set `show_col_types = FALSE` to quiet this message.
glimpse(condo_resale)Rows: 1,436
Columns: 23
$ LATITUDE <dbl> 1.287145, 1.328698, 1.313727, 1.308563, 1.321437,…
$ LONGITUDE <dbl> 103.7802, 103.8123, 103.7971, 103.8247, 103.9505,…
$ POSTCODE <dbl> 118635, 288420, 267833, 258380, 467169, 466472, 3…
$ SELLING_PRICE <dbl> 3000000, 3880000, 3325000, 4250000, 1400000, 1320…
$ AREA_SQM <dbl> 309, 290, 248, 127, 145, 139, 218, 141, 165, 168,…
$ AGE <dbl> 30, 32, 33, 7, 28, 22, 24, 24, 27, 31, 17, 22, 6,…
$ PROX_CBD <dbl> 7.941259, 6.609797, 6.898000, 4.038861, 11.783402…
$ PROX_CHILDCARE <dbl> 0.16597932, 0.28027246, 0.42922669, 0.39473543, 0…
$ PROX_ELDERLYCARE <dbl> 2.5198118, 1.9333338, 0.5021395, 1.9910316, 1.121…
$ PROX_URA_GROWTH_AREA <dbl> 6.618741, 7.505109, 6.463887, 4.906512, 6.410632,…
$ PROX_HAWKER_MARKET <dbl> 1.76542207, 0.54507614, 0.37789301, 1.68259969, 0…
$ PROX_KINDERGARTEN <dbl> 0.05835552, 0.61592412, 0.14120309, 0.38200076, 0…
$ PROX_MRT <dbl> 0.5607188, 0.6584461, 0.3053433, 0.6910183, 0.528…
$ PROX_PARK <dbl> 1.1710446, 0.1992269, 0.2779886, 0.9832843, 0.116…
$ PROX_PRIMARY_SCH <dbl> 1.6340256, 0.9747834, 1.4715016, 1.4546324, 0.709…
$ PROX_TOP_PRIMARY_SCH <dbl> 3.3273195, 0.9747834, 1.4715016, 2.3006394, 0.709…
$ PROX_SHOPPING_MALL <dbl> 2.2102717, 2.9374279, 1.2256850, 0.3525671, 1.307…
$ PROX_SUPERMARKET <dbl> 0.9103958, 0.5900617, 0.4135583, 0.4162219, 0.581…
$ PROX_BUS_STOP <dbl> 0.10336166, 0.28673408, 0.28504777, 0.29872340, 0…
$ NO_Of_UNITS <dbl> 18, 20, 27, 30, 30, 31, 32, 32, 32, 32, 34, 34, 3…
$ FAMILY_FRIENDLY <dbl> 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 1, 1, 0, 1, 1, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0…
$ FREEHOLD <dbl> 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 0, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1…
$ LEASEHOLD_99YR <dbl> 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0…
I checked a few key columns (latitude and longitude) and summarized the dataset to better understand its contents.
head(condo_resale$LONGITUDE) [1] 103.7802 103.8123 103.7971 103.8247 103.9505 103.9386
head(condo_resale$LATITUDE)[1] 1.287145 1.328698 1.313727 1.308563 1.321437 1.314198
summary(condo_resale) LATITUDE LONGITUDE POSTCODE SELLING_PRICE
Min. :1.240 Min. :103.7 Min. : 18965 Min. : 540000
1st Qu.:1.309 1st Qu.:103.8 1st Qu.:259849 1st Qu.: 1100000
Median :1.328 Median :103.8 Median :469298 Median : 1383222
Mean :1.334 Mean :103.8 Mean :440439 Mean : 1751211
3rd Qu.:1.357 3rd Qu.:103.9 3rd Qu.:589486 3rd Qu.: 1950000
Max. :1.454 Max. :104.0 Max. :828833 Max. :18000000
AREA_SQM AGE PROX_CBD PROX_CHILDCARE
Min. : 34.0 Min. : 0.00 Min. : 0.3869 Min. :0.004927
1st Qu.:103.0 1st Qu.: 5.00 1st Qu.: 5.5574 1st Qu.:0.174481
Median :121.0 Median :11.00 Median : 9.3567 Median :0.258135
Mean :136.5 Mean :12.14 Mean : 9.3254 Mean :0.326313
3rd Qu.:156.0 3rd Qu.:18.00 3rd Qu.:12.6661 3rd Qu.:0.368293
Max. :619.0 Max. :37.00 Max. :19.1804 Max. :3.465726
PROX_ELDERLYCARE PROX_URA_GROWTH_AREA PROX_HAWKER_MARKET PROX_KINDERGARTEN
Min. :0.05451 Min. :0.2145 Min. :0.05182 Min. :0.004927
1st Qu.:0.61254 1st Qu.:3.1643 1st Qu.:0.55245 1st Qu.:0.276345
Median :0.94179 Median :4.6186 Median :0.90842 Median :0.413385
Mean :1.05351 Mean :4.5981 Mean :1.27987 Mean :0.458903
3rd Qu.:1.35122 3rd Qu.:5.7550 3rd Qu.:1.68578 3rd Qu.:0.578474
Max. :3.94916 Max. :9.1554 Max. :5.37435 Max. :2.229045
PROX_MRT PROX_PARK PROX_PRIMARY_SCH PROX_TOP_PRIMARY_SCH
Min. :0.05278 Min. :0.02906 Min. :0.07711 Min. :0.07711
1st Qu.:0.34646 1st Qu.:0.26211 1st Qu.:0.44024 1st Qu.:1.34451
Median :0.57430 Median :0.39926 Median :0.63505 Median :1.88213
Mean :0.67316 Mean :0.49802 Mean :0.75471 Mean :2.27347
3rd Qu.:0.84844 3rd Qu.:0.65592 3rd Qu.:0.95104 3rd Qu.:2.90954
Max. :3.48037 Max. :2.16105 Max. :3.92899 Max. :6.74819
PROX_SHOPPING_MALL PROX_SUPERMARKET PROX_BUS_STOP NO_Of_UNITS
Min. :0.0000 Min. :0.0000 Min. :0.001595 Min. : 18.0
1st Qu.:0.5258 1st Qu.:0.3695 1st Qu.:0.098356 1st Qu.: 188.8
Median :0.9357 Median :0.5687 Median :0.151710 Median : 360.0
Mean :1.0455 Mean :0.6141 Mean :0.193974 Mean : 409.2
3rd Qu.:1.3994 3rd Qu.:0.7862 3rd Qu.:0.220466 3rd Qu.: 590.0
Max. :3.4774 Max. :2.2441 Max. :2.476639 Max. :1703.0
FAMILY_FRIENDLY FREEHOLD LEASEHOLD_99YR
Min. :0.0000 Min. :0.0000 Min. :0.0000
1st Qu.:0.0000 1st Qu.:0.0000 1st Qu.:0.0000
Median :0.0000 Median :0.0000 Median :0.0000
Mean :0.4868 Mean :0.4227 Mean :0.4882
3rd Qu.:1.0000 3rd Qu.:1.0000 3rd Qu.:1.0000
Max. :1.0000 Max. :1.0000 Max. :1.0000
Converting Aspatial Data Frame into a Spatial (sf) Object
I converted the condo_resale data frame into an sf object, using the longitude and latitude columns for spatial coordinates, and then reprojected the data to match the Svy21 CRS (EPSG: 3414).
condo_resale.sf <- st_as_sf(condo_resale,
coords = c("LONGITUDE", "LATITUDE"),
crs=4326) %>%
st_transform(crs=3414)head(condo_resale.sf)Simple feature collection with 6 features and 21 fields
Geometry type: POINT
Dimension: XY
Bounding box: xmin: 22085.12 ymin: 29951.54 xmax: 41042.56 ymax: 34546.2
Projected CRS: SVY21 / Singapore TM
# A tibble: 6 × 22
POSTCODE SELLING_PRICE AREA_SQM AGE PROX_CBD PROX_CHILDCARE PROX_ELDERLYCARE
<dbl> <dbl> <dbl> <dbl> <dbl> <dbl> <dbl>
1 118635 3000000 309 30 7.94 0.166 2.52
2 288420 3880000 290 32 6.61 0.280 1.93
3 267833 3325000 248 33 6.90 0.429 0.502
4 258380 4250000 127 7 4.04 0.395 1.99
5 467169 1400000 145 28 11.8 0.119 1.12
6 466472 1320000 139 22 10.3 0.125 0.789
# ℹ 15 more variables: PROX_URA_GROWTH_AREA <dbl>, PROX_HAWKER_MARKET <dbl>,
# PROX_KINDERGARTEN <dbl>, PROX_MRT <dbl>, PROX_PARK <dbl>,
# PROX_PRIMARY_SCH <dbl>, PROX_TOP_PRIMARY_SCH <dbl>,
# PROX_SHOPPING_MALL <dbl>, PROX_SUPERMARKET <dbl>, PROX_BUS_STOP <dbl>,
# NO_Of_UNITS <dbl>, FAMILY_FRIENDLY <dbl>, FREEHOLD <dbl>,
# LEASEHOLD_99YR <dbl>, geometry <POINT [m]>
Exploratory Data Analysis (EDA)
Statistical Graphics
I started the EDA by visualizing the distribution of the selling prices of condos. I used a histogram to show the spread of selling prices.
ggplot(data=condo_resale.sf, aes(x=`SELLING_PRICE`)) +
geom_histogram(bins=20, color="black", fill="light blue")
I transformed the selling price variable by taking its logarithm to better understand its distribution, especially when dealing with skewed data.
condo_resale.sf <- condo_resale.sf %>%
mutate(`LOG_SELLING_PRICE` = log(SELLING_PRICE))I plotted the transformed variable (LOG_SELLING_PRICE) to see the effect of the transformation on the distribution.
ggplot(data=condo_resale.sf, aes(x=`LOG_SELLING_PRICE`)) +
geom_histogram(bins=20, color="black", fill="light blue")
Multiple Histogram Plots for Various Variables
To get a better sense of the distribution of other variables, I plotted histograms for several condo features, including area, age, and proximities to various amenities like childcare centers, parks, and MRT stations. Each variable was visualized separately.
AREA_SQM <- ggplot(data=condo_resale.sf, aes(x= `AREA_SQM`)) +
geom_histogram(bins=20, color="black", fill="light blue")
AGE <- ggplot(data=condo_resale.sf, aes(x= `AGE`)) +
geom_histogram(bins=20, color="black", fill="light blue")
PROX_CBD <- ggplot(data=condo_resale.sf, aes(x= `PROX_CBD`)) +
geom_histogram(bins=20, color="black", fill="light blue")
PROX_CHILDCARE <- ggplot(data=condo_resale.sf, aes(x= `PROX_CHILDCARE`)) +
geom_histogram(bins=20, color="black", fill="light blue")
PROX_ELDERLYCARE <- ggplot(data=condo_resale.sf, aes(x= `PROX_ELDERLYCARE`)) +
geom_histogram(bins=20, color="black", fill="light blue")
PROX_URA_GROWTH_AREA <- ggplot(data=condo_resale.sf,
aes(x= `PROX_URA_GROWTH_AREA`)) +
geom_histogram(bins=20, color="black", fill="light blue")
PROX_HAWKER_MARKET <- ggplot(data=condo_resale.sf, aes(x= `PROX_HAWKER_MARKET`)) +
geom_histogram(bins=20, color="black", fill="light blue")
PROX_KINDERGARTEN <- ggplot(data=condo_resale.sf, aes(x= `PROX_KINDERGARTEN`)) +
geom_histogram(bins=20, color="black", fill="light blue")
PROX_MRT <- ggplot(data=condo_resale.sf, aes(x= `PROX_MRT`)) +
geom_histogram(bins=20, color="black", fill="light blue")
PROX_PARK <- ggplot(data=condo_resale.sf, aes(x= `PROX_PARK`)) +
geom_histogram(bins=20, color="black", fill="light blue")
PROX_PRIMARY_SCH <- ggplot(data=condo_resale.sf, aes(x= `PROX_PRIMARY_SCH`)) +
geom_histogram(bins=20, color="black", fill="light blue")
PROX_TOP_PRIMARY_SCH <- ggplot(data=condo_resale.sf,
aes(x= `PROX_TOP_PRIMARY_SCH`)) +
geom_histogram(bins=20, color="black", fill="light blue")
ggarrange(AREA_SQM, AGE, PROX_CBD, PROX_CHILDCARE, PROX_ELDERLYCARE,
PROX_URA_GROWTH_AREA, PROX_HAWKER_MARKET, PROX_KINDERGARTEN, PROX_MRT,
PROX_PARK, PROX_PRIMARY_SCH, PROX_TOP_PRIMARY_SCH,
ncol = 3, nrow = 4)
Drawing Statistical Point Map
To visualize the spatial distribution of condo resale prices, I used tmap to create an interactive map with points representing each condo sale, colored by the selling price. The polygons represent the subzones in Singapore.
First, I switched to “view” mode to enable interactive mapping.
tmap_mode("view")tmap mode set to interactive viewing
Next, I plotted the subzone polygons and overlaid the condo resale points, with each point’s color representing the selling price. The map’s zoom level was constrained for better control.
tmap_options(check.and.fix = TRUE)
tm_shape(mpsz_svy21)+
tm_polygons() +
tm_shape(condo_resale.sf) +
tm_dots(col = "SELLING_PRICE",
alpha = 0.6,
style="quantile") +
tm_view(set.zoom.limits = c(11,14))Warning: The shape mpsz_svy21 is invalid (after reprojection). See
sf::st_is_valid
tmap_mode("plot")tmap mode set to plotting
Hedonic Pricing Modelling in R
Simple Linear Regression Method
To begin exploring the relationship between condo prices and various features, I started with a Simple Linear Regression (SLR) model using the area in square meters (AREA_SQM) as the predictor of selling price.
condo.slr <- lm(formula=SELLING_PRICE ~ AREA_SQM, data = condo_resale.sf)summary(condo.slr)
Call:
lm(formula = SELLING_PRICE ~ AREA_SQM, data = condo_resale.sf)
Residuals:
Min 1Q Median 3Q Max
-3695815 -391764 -87517 258900 13503875
Coefficients:
Estimate Std. Error t value Pr(>|t|)
(Intercept) -258121.1 63517.2 -4.064 5.09e-05 ***
AREA_SQM 14719.0 428.1 34.381 < 2e-16 ***
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Signif. codes: 0 '***' 0.001 '**' 0.01 '*' 0.05 '.' 0.1 ' ' 1
Residual standard error: 942700 on 1434 degrees of freedom
Multiple R-squared: 0.4518, Adjusted R-squared: 0.4515
F-statistic: 1182 on 1 and 1434 DF, p-value: < 2.2e-16
To visualize this relationship, I plotted the data points and added a regression line to show the fit of the linear model.
ggplot(data=condo_resale.sf,
aes(x=`AREA_SQM`, y=`SELLING_PRICE`)) +
geom_point() +
geom_smooth(method = lm)`geom_smooth()` using formula = 'y ~ x'

Multiple Linear Regression Method
I moved on to a Multiple Linear Regression (MLR) model, which considers multiple variables affecting condo prices. To start, I plotted a correlation matrix to explore relationships between variables.
corrplot(cor(condo_resale[, 5:23]), diag = FALSE, order = "AOE",
tl.pos = "td", tl.cex = 0.5, method = "number", type = "upper")
Building the Hedonic Pricing Model
I then built a hedonic pricing model using the MLR method. The model includes a wide range of predictors, such as condo size, age, and proximity to amenities like MRT stations and shopping malls.
condo.mlr <- lm(formula = SELLING_PRICE ~ AREA_SQM + AGE +
PROX_CBD + PROX_CHILDCARE + PROX_ELDERLYCARE +
PROX_URA_GROWTH_AREA + PROX_HAWKER_MARKET + PROX_KINDERGARTEN +
PROX_MRT + PROX_PARK + PROX_PRIMARY_SCH +
PROX_TOP_PRIMARY_SCH + PROX_SHOPPING_MALL + PROX_SUPERMARKET +
PROX_BUS_STOP + NO_Of_UNITS + FAMILY_FRIENDLY + FREEHOLD,
data=condo_resale.sf)
summary(condo.mlr)
Call:
lm(formula = SELLING_PRICE ~ AREA_SQM + AGE + PROX_CBD + PROX_CHILDCARE +
PROX_ELDERLYCARE + PROX_URA_GROWTH_AREA + PROX_HAWKER_MARKET +
PROX_KINDERGARTEN + PROX_MRT + PROX_PARK + PROX_PRIMARY_SCH +
PROX_TOP_PRIMARY_SCH + PROX_SHOPPING_MALL + PROX_SUPERMARKET +
PROX_BUS_STOP + NO_Of_UNITS + FAMILY_FRIENDLY + FREEHOLD,
data = condo_resale.sf)
Residuals:
Min 1Q Median 3Q Max
-3475964 -293923 -23069 241043 12260381
Coefficients:
Estimate Std. Error t value Pr(>|t|)
(Intercept) 481728.40 121441.01 3.967 7.65e-05 ***
AREA_SQM 12708.32 369.59 34.385 < 2e-16 ***
AGE -24440.82 2763.16 -8.845 < 2e-16 ***
PROX_CBD -78669.78 6768.97 -11.622 < 2e-16 ***
PROX_CHILDCARE -351617.91 109467.25 -3.212 0.00135 **
PROX_ELDERLYCARE 171029.42 42110.51 4.061 5.14e-05 ***
PROX_URA_GROWTH_AREA 38474.53 12523.57 3.072 0.00217 **
PROX_HAWKER_MARKET 23746.10 29299.76 0.810 0.41782
PROX_KINDERGARTEN 147468.99 82668.87 1.784 0.07466 .
PROX_MRT -314599.68 57947.44 -5.429 6.66e-08 ***
PROX_PARK 563280.50 66551.68 8.464 < 2e-16 ***
PROX_PRIMARY_SCH 180186.08 65237.95 2.762 0.00582 **
PROX_TOP_PRIMARY_SCH 2280.04 20410.43 0.112 0.91107
PROX_SHOPPING_MALL -206604.06 42840.60 -4.823 1.57e-06 ***
PROX_SUPERMARKET -44991.80 77082.64 -0.584 0.55953
PROX_BUS_STOP 683121.35 138353.28 4.938 8.85e-07 ***
NO_Of_UNITS -231.18 89.03 -2.597 0.00951 **
FAMILY_FRIENDLY 140340.77 47020.55 2.985 0.00289 **
FREEHOLD 359913.01 49220.22 7.312 4.38e-13 ***
---
Signif. codes: 0 '***' 0.001 '**' 0.01 '*' 0.05 '.' 0.1 ' ' 1
Residual standard error: 755800 on 1417 degrees of freedom
Multiple R-squared: 0.6518, Adjusted R-squared: 0.6474
F-statistic: 147.4 on 18 and 1417 DF, p-value: < 2.2e-16
Preparing Publication Quality Table: olsrr Method
To present the results in a publication-quality format, I first simplified the model by removing some variables and then used the olsrr package to create a high-quality summary table.
condo.mlr1 <- lm(formula = SELLING_PRICE ~ AREA_SQM + AGE +
PROX_CBD + PROX_CHILDCARE + PROX_ELDERLYCARE +
PROX_URA_GROWTH_AREA + PROX_MRT + PROX_PARK +
PROX_PRIMARY_SCH + PROX_SHOPPING_MALL + PROX_BUS_STOP +
NO_Of_UNITS + FAMILY_FRIENDLY + FREEHOLD,
data=condo_resale.sf)
ols_regress(condo.mlr1) Model Summary
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R 0.807 RMSE 751998.679
R-Squared 0.651 MSE 571471422208.591
Adj. R-Squared 0.647 Coef. Var 43.168
Pred R-Squared 0.638 AIC 42966.758
MAE 414819.628 SBC 43051.072
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RMSE: Root Mean Square Error
MSE: Mean Square Error
MAE: Mean Absolute Error
AIC: Akaike Information Criteria
SBC: Schwarz Bayesian Criteria
ANOVA
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Sum of
Squares DF Mean Square F Sig.
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Regression 1.512586e+15 14 1.080418e+14 189.059 0.0000
Residual 8.120609e+14 1421 571471422208.591
Total 2.324647e+15 1435
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Parameter Estimates
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model Beta Std. Error Std. Beta t Sig lower upper
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(Intercept) 527633.222 108183.223 4.877 0.000 315417.244 739849.200
AREA_SQM 12777.523 367.479 0.584 34.771 0.000 12056.663 13498.382
AGE -24687.739 2754.845 -0.167 -8.962 0.000 -30091.739 -19283.740
PROX_CBD -77131.323 5763.125 -0.263 -13.384 0.000 -88436.469 -65826.176
PROX_CHILDCARE -318472.751 107959.512 -0.084 -2.950 0.003 -530249.889 -106695.613
PROX_ELDERLYCARE 185575.623 39901.864 0.090 4.651 0.000 107302.737 263848.510
PROX_URA_GROWTH_AREA 39163.254 11754.829 0.060 3.332 0.001 16104.571 62221.936
PROX_MRT -294745.107 56916.367 -0.112 -5.179 0.000 -406394.234 -183095.980
PROX_PARK 570504.807 65507.029 0.150 8.709 0.000 442003.938 699005.677
PROX_PRIMARY_SCH 159856.136 60234.599 0.062 2.654 0.008 41697.849 278014.424
PROX_SHOPPING_MALL -220947.251 36561.832 -0.115 -6.043 0.000 -292668.213 -149226.288
PROX_BUS_STOP 682482.221 134513.243 0.134 5.074 0.000 418616.359 946348.082
NO_Of_UNITS -245.480 87.947 -0.053 -2.791 0.005 -418.000 -72.961
FAMILY_FRIENDLY 146307.576 46893.021 0.057 3.120 0.002 54320.593 238294.560
FREEHOLD 350599.812 48506.485 0.136 7.228 0.000 255447.802 445751.821
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Preparing Publication Quality Table: gtsummary Method
Using the gtsummary package, I created a professional-looking regression table, displaying key statistics for the regression model.
tbl_regression(condo.mlr1, intercept = TRUE)| Characteristic | Beta | 95% CI1 | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|
| (Intercept) | 527,633 | 315,417, 739,849 | <0.001 |
| AREA_SQM | 12,778 | 12,057, 13,498 | <0.001 |
| AGE | -24,688 | -30,092, -19,284 | <0.001 |
| PROX_CBD | -77,131 | -88,436, -65,826 | <0.001 |
| PROX_CHILDCARE | -318,473 | -530,250, -106,696 | 0.003 |
| PROX_ELDERLYCARE | 185,576 | 107,303, 263,849 | <0.001 |
| PROX_URA_GROWTH_AREA | 39,163 | 16,105, 62,222 | <0.001 |
| PROX_MRT | -294,745 | -406,394, -183,096 | <0.001 |
| PROX_PARK | 570,505 | 442,004, 699,006 | <0.001 |
| PROX_PRIMARY_SCH | 159,856 | 41,698, 278,014 | 0.008 |
| PROX_SHOPPING_MALL | -220,947 | -292,668, -149,226 | <0.001 |
| PROX_BUS_STOP | 682,482 | 418,616, 946,348 | <0.001 |
| NO_Of_UNITS | -245 | -418, -73 | 0.005 |
| FAMILY_FRIENDLY | 146,308 | 54,321, 238,295 | 0.002 |
| FREEHOLD | 350,600 | 255,448, 445,752 | <0.001 |
| 1 CI = Confidence Interval | |||
Additionally, I added key statistical measures such as R-squared, adjusted R-squared, AIC, and p-values to the table using the add_glance_source_note() function.
tbl_regression(condo.mlr1,
intercept = TRUE) %>%
add_glance_source_note(
label = list(sigma ~ "\U03C3"),
include = c(r.squared, adj.r.squared,
AIC, statistic,
p.value, sigma))| Characteristic | Beta | 95% CI1 | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|
| (Intercept) | 527,633 | 315,417, 739,849 | <0.001 |
| AREA_SQM | 12,778 | 12,057, 13,498 | <0.001 |
| AGE | -24,688 | -30,092, -19,284 | <0.001 |
| PROX_CBD | -77,131 | -88,436, -65,826 | <0.001 |
| PROX_CHILDCARE | -318,473 | -530,250, -106,696 | 0.003 |
| PROX_ELDERLYCARE | 185,576 | 107,303, 263,849 | <0.001 |
| PROX_URA_GROWTH_AREA | 39,163 | 16,105, 62,222 | <0.001 |
| PROX_MRT | -294,745 | -406,394, -183,096 | <0.001 |
| PROX_PARK | 570,505 | 442,004, 699,006 | <0.001 |
| PROX_PRIMARY_SCH | 159,856 | 41,698, 278,014 | 0.008 |
| PROX_SHOPPING_MALL | -220,947 | -292,668, -149,226 | <0.001 |
| PROX_BUS_STOP | 682,482 | 418,616, 946,348 | <0.001 |
| NO_Of_UNITS | -245 | -418, -73 | 0.005 |
| FAMILY_FRIENDLY | 146,308 | 54,321, 238,295 | 0.002 |
| FREEHOLD | 350,600 | 255,448, 445,752 | <0.001 |
| R² = 0.651; Adjusted R² = 0.647; AIC = 42,967; Statistic = 189; p-value = <0.001; σ = 755,957 | |||
| 1 CI = Confidence Interval | |||
Checking for Multicollinearity
I checked for multicollinearity in the multiple linear regression (MLR) model using the Variance Inflation Factor (VIF) and tolerance values. High VIF values indicate potential multicollinearity issues.
ols_vif_tol(condo.mlr1) Variables Tolerance VIF
1 AREA_SQM 0.8728554 1.145665
2 AGE 0.7071275 1.414172
3 PROX_CBD 0.6356147 1.573280
4 PROX_CHILDCARE 0.3066019 3.261559
5 PROX_ELDERLYCARE 0.6598479 1.515501
6 PROX_URA_GROWTH_AREA 0.7510311 1.331503
7 PROX_MRT 0.5236090 1.909822
8 PROX_PARK 0.8279261 1.207837
9 PROX_PRIMARY_SCH 0.4524628 2.210126
10 PROX_SHOPPING_MALL 0.6738795 1.483945
11 PROX_BUS_STOP 0.3514118 2.845664
12 NO_Of_UNITS 0.6901036 1.449058
13 FAMILY_FRIENDLY 0.7244157 1.380423
14 FREEHOLD 0.6931163 1.442759
Test for Non-Linearity
To assess the linearity assumption of the model, I plotted the residuals versus the fitted values. Non-linearity would be indicated by patterns or trends in the residuals.
ols_plot_resid_fit(condo.mlr1)
Test for Normality Assumption
I checked if the residuals from the MLR model followed a normal distribution by plotting a histogram of the residuals and performing a formal normality test.
ols_plot_resid_hist(condo.mlr1)
ols_test_normality(condo.mlr1)Warning in ks.test.default(y, "pnorm", mean(y), sd(y)): ties should not be
present for the one-sample Kolmogorov-Smirnov test
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Test Statistic pvalue
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Shapiro-Wilk 0.6856 0.0000
Kolmogorov-Smirnov 0.1366 0.0000
Cramer-von Mises 121.0768 0.0000
Anderson-Darling 67.9551 0.0000
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Testing for Spatial Autocorrelation
Extracting Residuals
I extracted the residuals from the MLR model and converted them into a spatial format. This step is necessary to assess whether spatial autocorrelation exists in the residuals.
mlr.output <- as.data.frame(condo.mlr1$residuals)Converting to Spatial Data
I converted the condo_resale.res.sf dataset (which includes the residuals) into a spatial object using the as_Spatial() function.
condo_resale.res.sf <- cbind(condo_resale.sf,
condo.mlr1$residuals) %>%
rename(`MLR_RES` = `condo.mlr1.residuals`)condo_resale.sp <- as_Spatial(condo_resale.res.sf)
condo_resale.spclass : SpatialPointsDataFrame
features : 1436
extent : 14940.85, 43352.45, 24765.67, 48382.81 (xmin, xmax, ymin, ymax)
crs : +proj=tmerc +lat_0=1.36666666666667 +lon_0=103.833333333333 +k=1 +x_0=28001.642 +y_0=38744.572 +ellps=WGS84 +towgs84=0,0,0,0,0,0,0 +units=m +no_defs
variables : 23
names : POSTCODE, SELLING_PRICE, AREA_SQM, AGE, PROX_CBD, PROX_CHILDCARE, PROX_ELDERLYCARE, PROX_URA_GROWTH_AREA, PROX_HAWKER_MARKET, PROX_KINDERGARTEN, PROX_MRT, PROX_PARK, PROX_PRIMARY_SCH, PROX_TOP_PRIMARY_SCH, PROX_SHOPPING_MALL, ...
min values : 18965, 540000, 34, 0, 0.386916393, 0.004927023, 0.054508623, 0.214539508, 0.051817113, 0.004927023, 0.052779424, 0.029064164, 0.077106132, 0.077106132, 0, ...
max values : 828833, 1.8e+07, 619, 37, 19.18042832, 3.46572633, 3.949157205, 9.15540001, 5.374348075, 2.229045366, 3.48037319, 2.16104919, 3.928989144, 6.748192062, 3.477433767, ...
Visualizing Residuals on a Map
To investigate the spatial distribution of residuals, I plotted them on a map using tmap in view mode.
tmap_mode("view")tmap mode set to interactive viewing
tm_shape(mpsz_svy21)+
tmap_options(check.and.fix = TRUE) +
tm_polygons(alpha = 0.4) +
tm_shape(condo_resale.res.sf) +
tm_dots(col = "MLR_RES",
alpha = 0.6,
style="quantile") +
tm_view(set.zoom.limits = c(11,14))Warning: The shape mpsz_svy21 is invalid (after reprojection). See
sf::st_is_valid
Variable(s) "MLR_RES" contains positive and negative values, so midpoint is set to 0. Set midpoint = NA to show the full spectrum of the color palette.
tmap_mode("plot")tmap mode set to plotting
Constructing Neighbors List
I created a neighbors list for the condo resale points within a 1500-meter distance, which defines the spatial relationships between points.
nb <- dnearneigh(coordinates(condo_resale.sp), 0, 1500, longlat = FALSE)Warning in dnearneigh(coordinates(condo_resale.sp), 0, 1500, longlat = FALSE):
neighbour object has 10 sub-graphs
summary(nb)Neighbour list object:
Number of regions: 1436
Number of nonzero links: 66266
Percentage nonzero weights: 3.213526
Average number of links: 46.14624
10 disjoint connected subgraphs
Link number distribution:
1 3 5 7 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24
3 3 9 4 3 15 10 19 17 45 19 5 14 29 19 6 35 45 18 47
25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44
16 43 22 26 21 11 9 23 22 13 16 25 21 37 16 18 8 21 4 12
45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64
8 36 18 14 14 43 11 12 8 13 12 13 4 5 6 12 11 20 29 33
65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84
15 20 10 14 15 15 11 16 12 10 8 19 12 14 9 8 4 13 11 6
85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 100 101 102 103 104
4 9 4 4 4 6 2 16 9 4 5 9 3 9 4 2 1 2 1 1
105 106 107 108 109 110 112 116 125
1 5 9 2 1 3 1 1 1
3 least connected regions:
193 194 277 with 1 link
1 most connected region:
285 with 125 links
Calculating Spatial Weights
Next, I calculated spatial weights based on the neighbor list using the nb2listw() function. These weights are necessary for Moran’s I test.
nb_lw <- nb2listw(nb, style = 'W')
summary(nb_lw)Characteristics of weights list object:
Neighbour list object:
Number of regions: 1436
Number of nonzero links: 66266
Percentage nonzero weights: 3.213526
Average number of links: 46.14624
10 disjoint connected subgraphs
Link number distribution:
1 3 5 7 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24
3 3 9 4 3 15 10 19 17 45 19 5 14 29 19 6 35 45 18 47
25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44
16 43 22 26 21 11 9 23 22 13 16 25 21 37 16 18 8 21 4 12
45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64
8 36 18 14 14 43 11 12 8 13 12 13 4 5 6 12 11 20 29 33
65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84
15 20 10 14 15 15 11 16 12 10 8 19 12 14 9 8 4 13 11 6
85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 100 101 102 103 104
4 9 4 4 4 6 2 16 9 4 5 9 3 9 4 2 1 2 1 1
105 106 107 108 109 110 112 116 125
1 5 9 2 1 3 1 1 1
3 least connected regions:
193 194 277 with 1 link
1 most connected region:
285 with 125 links
Weights style: W
Weights constants summary:
n nn S0 S1 S2
W 1436 2062096 1436 94.81916 5798.341
Testing for Spatial Autocorrelation
Finally, I applied Moran’s I test to check for spatial autocorrelation in the residuals. Significant spatial autocorrelation would indicate that spatial patterns exist in the model’s residuals, potentially suggesting that spatial dependencies were not fully accounted for in the model.
lm.morantest(condo.mlr1, nb_lw)
Global Moran I for regression residuals
data:
model: lm(formula = SELLING_PRICE ~ AREA_SQM + AGE + PROX_CBD +
PROX_CHILDCARE + PROX_ELDERLYCARE + PROX_URA_GROWTH_AREA + PROX_MRT +
PROX_PARK + PROX_PRIMARY_SCH + PROX_SHOPPING_MALL + PROX_BUS_STOP +
NO_Of_UNITS + FAMILY_FRIENDLY + FREEHOLD, data = condo_resale.sf)
weights: nb_lw
Moran I statistic standard deviate = 24.366, p-value < 2.2e-16
alternative hypothesis: greater
sample estimates:
Observed Moran I Expectation Variance
1.438876e-01 -5.487594e-03 3.758259e-05